Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Uspshoosier]

Sisley in Assembly Hall getting up some shots 

[Artie86]

3 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

I for one, trust David Lee with my life.

[Home Jersey]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

If that is the case, I would give him 2 million tomorrow

And giving the 3rd million to me... right? Riiiiight? 

[AZ Hoosier]

7 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Pretty big difference between 2 and 3 M.  : ]

About one $M.

[Uspshoosier]

Since most hated the roster construction anyway probably a good thing they are not returning.   Ironically at the end of the year the 1 kid most thought would be gone is the only one to stay.     Major props to Sisley for sticking is out 

[IU5355]

1 minute ago, Artie86 said:

Bloomington native. Wonder if he has 2-3 mil sitting around. 

[Demo]

10 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Ain't the internet wonderful?  This from a guy who follows 6 others and has a whopping 9 followers of his own.  

Apparently young David thinks the difference between $2M and $3M is similar to the difference between $2 and $3. 

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

And giving the 3rd million to me... right? Riiiiight? 

Heck yeah, if that gets Burton to IU 

[Pagoda]

13 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

Can't be more unreliable than the guy screaming Cory Bigoonda is a Hoosier

Whenever you’re ready Tom… ;-)

[Asha’man]

45 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Apparently Michigan is going hard after Estrella now - trilly 

This could be a blessing in disguise. I don’t know how much PT is available for a big at Michigan but to sink 3+ million into a big that can’t stay healthy with foot problems seems like an unnecessary risk for an IU program that needs to ensure it makes the tournament next year. Michigan can absorb a letdown season if a key guy goes down. IU cannot because the fanbase will be absolutely toxic if we miss the tournament for any reason next year. 

[Alford Bailey]

I figured they’d all leave but apparently we sold Sisley on something or maybe he just wants to stay local. Anyway we need to upgrade this roster so see ya. Dorn was a flash in the pan.

[Artie86]

10 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Heck yeah, if that gets Burton to IU 

....we definitely need to land one of these highly coveted, big $$ transfers, then build around. I'm just a little  leery and hoping it won't end up like a "Dalton Knecht"  type situation again. I know Woodson was a part of that one, but still....... lol

 

[Alford Bailey]

Just now, Artie86 said:

....we definitely need to just land one of these highly coveted big $$ transfers then build around. I'm just a little  leery and hoping it won't end up like a "Dalton Knecht"  type situation again. I know Woodson was a part of that one, but still....... lol

 

Over pay for an elite PG if that is what it takes

[Artie86]

Just now, Alford Bailey said:

Over pay for an elite PG if that is what it takes

^^^^^^^this, 100%.

[realTomCrean]

10 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Whenever you’re ready Tom… ;-)

I am a man of my word and you have a steel trap for a brain

[CSP]

3 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Over pay for an elite PG if that is what it takes

especially one with 2 years left 

[realTomCrean]

I really hope the transfer portal is closed in the next few years. It really ruins basketball and sports in general when you're taking on 10 new players every year. Some guys are awful, but they're our awful guys. Like Zack McRoberts, he didn't have an offensive bone in his body but he was our future insurance agent. 

[Brass Cannon]

Just now, realTomCrean said:

I really hope the transfer portal is closed in the next few years. It really ruins basketball and sports in general when you're taking on 10 new players every year. Some guys are awful, but they're our awful guys. Like Zack McRoberts, he didn't have an offensive bone in his body but he was our future insurance agent. 

The only way to get rid of the portal is to classify they as employees and have them sign multi year deals.  
 

Pick your poison 

[EasyEJay]

 

42 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Dorn, as the one potential starter returning, not coming back... makes it seem as though the staff probably could have retained him if they really wanted to, but elected not to.

And for that reason, nobody will excuse poor performance next year on the basis of the staff not being prepared to flip the roster or Dorn leaving.

As for your first blurb on Carr... yes, fans tend to search for reasons to be optimistic especially in the offseason. Bringing in a talent evaluator from the Pacers is exciting to a lot of people. Doesn't mean they're looking at him as a savior. Just pointing to that as reason to believe the next roster will be different. 

Maybe it was staff's decision on all of the guys leaving I'll grant you that but also maybe it wasn't based on productivity if they (the players) made the decision to leave its probably not money based and that's what could be concerning. but neither of us really know. 

I sure hope so , we will know more next offseason

And agree to disagree on the final front or at least seem your not and I'm not but many others idk about that. He is talked about more than the HC or assistants. We hired an assistant from Louisville that even had the same last name and he got mentioned a fraction of the amount. I'm not saying he won't have a positive impact and its a great hire especially for him. I'm not saying people who make the excuse to criticize him, I'm saying they would us it as an excuse for DDV. 

All in all my position stands and maybe I should have prefaced his in the original post no matter what happens in the next 10-14 days their should be no hurdles or "Issues" for DDV not to have success in 2027 (personally don't think there were in 2026 but many others think otherwise and that's ok). And I won't attached any stipulations what success looks like I think we will know a lot more by late March 2027. 

[Shooter]

49 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Sisley in Assembly Hall getting up some shots 

He still has Acimovic to rebound for him right? What more does he need?